Biographical note

Patricia F. Moodie is a Research Scholar in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Prior to that she was Head of Biostatistics in the Computer Department for Health Sciences in the College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, an adjunct lecturer in Biometry in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Manitoba, and a biostatistician in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department at the Manitoba Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation. Her statistical consulting and collaboration for over three decades as well as her substantive background in the biomedical sciences have made her appreciate the challenges in analyzing and interpreting real-life data. She received a BSc (Hons) in Biology at Memorial University of Newfoundland, an MSc in Zoology at the University of Alberta, and an MS in Biostatistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has been an enthusiastic SAS user since 1980.

Dallas E. Johnson, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Statistics, Kansas State University, has published extensively in the areas of linear models, multiplicative interaction models, experimental design, and messy data analysis. He is the author of Applied Multivariate Methods for Data Analysts and co-author with George A. Milliken of the following books: Analysis of Messy Data, Vol. I - Designed Experiments, Vol. II - Nonreplicated Experiments, Vol. III - Analysis of Covariance, and Vol. I - Designed Experiments 2nd Edition. An active presenter of short courses, and a statistical consultant for over 50 years, he was the recipient of ASA's award for Excellence in Statistical Consulting in 2010. He received his B.S. degree in Mathematics Education, Kearney State College, a M.A.T. degree in Mathematics, Colorado State University, a M.S. degree in Mathematics, Western Michigan University, and a Ph.D. degree in Statistics, Colorado State University. He has been a SAS user and mentor since 1976.